Carl Barrentine’s setup: 160 watt MV-equipped light trap set on a horizontal sheet, and twin 40 watt UV lights that are on the horizontal sheet but aimed upward at the vertical sheet. The plastic bags contain 15-ml test tubes (for containing smaller moths) and two sizes of plastic pots (for larger moths). Captured moths are stored in the insulated cooler, which contains a zip-lock bag with ice beneath a layer of crumpled paper. The cooler provides a dark and cool shelter that helps to ‘quiet’ active moths.

Photo by C. Barrentine

Here’s the two-sheet light set-up in action:

Photo by C. Barrentine

Carl and his light set-up.

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